Particle breakage of granular materials during sample preparation |
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Authors: | Yifei Sun Sanjay Nimbalkar Chen Chen |
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Affiliation: | 1. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China;2. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia |
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Abstract: | Particle breakage is commonly observed in granular materials when subjected to external loads. It was found that particle breakage would occur during both sample preparation and loading stages. However, main attention was usually paid to the particle breakage behaviour of samples during loading stage. This study attempts to explore the breakage behaviour of granular materials during sample preparation. Triaxial samples of rockfill aggregates are prepared by layered compaction method to achieve different relative densities. Extents of particle breakage based on the gradings before and after test are presented and analysed. It is found that particle breakage during sample preparation cannot be ignored. Gradings after test are observed to shift away from the initial grading. Aggregates with larger size that appear to break are more than the smaller-sized ones. Irrespective of the initial gradings, an increase in the extent of particle breakage with the increasing relative density is observed during sample preparation. |
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Keywords: | Particle breakage Compaction Relative density Granular material |
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